Sentencing Spotlights

These reports present sentencing data for specific offences.

Most of these reports are part of our Sentencing Spotlight series, which contain information about the offence, the types of penalties received, the types of offenders, the types of plea, and how people re-offend (e.g. recidivism).

Some papers are part of our Sentencing @ a Glance series. These short fact sheets provide high level statistics about sentencing for particular types of offences.

Animal welfare offences

Arson

Breach of bail

Burglary

Child exploitation material

Choking, suffocation or strangulation in a domestic setting

Contravention of a domestic violence order

Dangerous operation of a vehicle

Maintaining an unlawful sexual relationship with a child

Manslaughter

Murder

Possession of dangerous drugs

Trafficking in dangerous drugs

Unlawful use of a motor vehicle

Animal welfare offences

This sentencing spotlight looks at sentencing outcomes for animal welfare offences sentenced between July 2005 and June 2018.
Arson

This Sentencing @ a glance factsheet provides high level statistics about arson.
Breach of bail

This Sentencing Spotlight looks at sentencing outcomes for breach of bail offences finalised between July 2005 and June 2016.
Burglary

This sentencing spotlight looks at sentencing outcomes for burglary offences sentenced between July 2005 and June 2018.
Child exploitation material

This sentencing spotlight looks at sentencing outcomes for child exploitation material offences sentenced between July 2006 and June 2016.
Choking, suffocation or strangulation in a domestic setting

This Sentencing spotlight looks at sentences for choking, suffocation or strangulation in a domestic setting sentenced between July 2015 and June 2023
Contravention of a domestic violence order

This Sentencing spotlight looks at sentencing outcomes for contravention of domestic violence orders sentenced between July 2005 and June 2024.
Dangerous operation of a vehicle

This Sentencing spotlight looks at sentencing outcomes for dangerous operation of a vehicle causing death sentenced between July 2005 and June 2017.
Maintaining an unlawful sexual relationship with a child

This Sentencing spotlight looks at sentencing outcomes for maintaining an unlawful relationship with a child sentenced between July 2005 and June 2021
Murder

This Sentencing spotlight looks at sentencing outcomes for murder sentenced between July 2005 and June 2016.
Possession of dangerous drugs

This Sentencing spotlight looks at sentencing outcomes for possession of dangerous drugs sentenced between July 2005 and June 2016.
Public nuisance

This Sentencing @ a glance factsheet provides high level statistics about public nuisance.
Rape

This Sentencing spotlight looks at sentencing outcomes for rape offences sentenced between July 2005 and June 2021.
Robbery

This Sentencing spotlight looks at sentencing outcomes for robbery offences sentenced between July 2005 and June 2018.
Serious assault

This Sentencing @ a glance factsheet provides high level statistics about serious assaults.
Sexual assault

This Sentencing spotlight looks at sentencing outcomes for rape offences sentenced between July 2005 and June 2021.
Stalking

This Sentencing spotlight looks at sentencing outcomes for stalking offences sentenced between July 2005 and June 2019.
Trafficking in dangerous drugs

This Sentencing spotlight looks at sentencing outcomes for trafficking in dangerous drugs sentenced between July 2005 and June 2016.
Unlawful use of a motor vehicle

This Sentencing spotlight looks at sentencing outcomes for unlawful use of a motor vehicle sentenced between July 2005 and June 2020.